The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-21
:, ,NnrAN IN A BUNCo GAME.
IN has Learned to Swindle by
|0''M Means of Bogus Gold Bricks

Dor no of Bogus Gold Bricks.
F+or, the New York World:
,rcoIs. NKB., April 14.-John Edwards
-, estate agent, who came here from
.,sdo O., about three months ago. and es-
0'. ~ his wealth at from 500, 900 to S75,-
y we'll along in years and, presumably
~ enough experience with the world
nav ,,,ulcted out of 800 on the gold
p s 70 u 20 but nevertheless his fortune
icA ,.,;ndIad nv that amount within the
IVY and for the equivalent he posses
ST. Tnesday morning Mr.. Edwards was
20 bv roughly dressed man Just as
co mas emerging from the Capitol Hotel, ON
.~sTth street, where he had taken break
:. The stranger asked II he knew man
smed James Edwards, saying thaG ms own
ame was Frank Warner. MI. huwarus
a,srl,ed that his name was EDWARDS, put
LUZ not lin. and he was unacqua1nted
C Il ,,r one of the name of James Edwards.
lIn ary uaer said that Jim Edwards was
n nc on 70 Rim and that he had searched
oi+v for him for two days, but
!,,ont success. He grew very communl-
lGnuuO ahout himself, and volunteered
S'; ;rformetion that he was a miner, and
70. +he relative he was searching for owned
nav S~a ~. fourth interest in mine in Arizona
r;toyv which had lately been yielding
zoe a quantities of gold. The attire OF the
-snoer did not belle the truth OF MS state
asnt' and his rough jeans, dirty OLD cap
nd ruddy countenance Were unr1lstakapie
Ems of his vocation. MI. EdWarus oecalhe
s no in the story of his new found
nsuojntance and the latter told how the
~ which he considered the most produc-
ra and richest in the Territory, came to be
discovered.
anteIope ON the side Of hill. No sooner
ad the crack of the savage's rifle died away
Ssn he saw the antelope bound forward
Nd then disappear as if he had been en-
tuIfed bv the earth. The Indian was
mazed. and proceeding at once to the spot
Ionnd that his game had fallen into deep
IoIe which looked like mine abandoned
cng ago. The Indian let himself down in
khe mine. and to his great delight saw many
6ieces of gold glittering in the sunlight that
S{roke through a crevice il the rock. He
{arried the antelope to the camp of his
kribe returned and began digging for the
krecious metal. Before he ceased seventy
bounds of gold rewarded his labors.
4 Edwards became deeply interested in the
tory of his chance acquaintance. Warner
laid that the Indian was now concealed near
North Platte, Neb., with his precious prop
Srtv Ne possessed the Indians natural
hatred of white men, but had been induced
! "a come this far East only by much persua-
ION. Warner said that the Indian had been
&imprisoned, robbed and often ambushed by
IND whites, and it was not more than nat
hral that he should have a loathing OF the
whole race. The story concluded with a
proposal that they take a trip to North
Platte and see the gold
|# Tuesday afternoon they left for North
Platte arriving there shortly after midnight.
f Thev left the train at the depot and walked
Down the track about half mile to large
eernfeld
Keep quiet" said Warner, 1--WE will come
b see the Indian pretty SOON"
Warner gave low, shrill whistle and a
Jew moments later the form of a man
& Emerged from the edge of the cornfield,
bout 200 yards from them, and walked up
he track. By the dim moonlight the real
Estate agent could distinguish an Indian
4 dressed in the usual costume. Huge feathers
stuck out above his head, war-paint covered
bis face and tomahawk hung loosely by
bis side. While they were examining the
bricks the Indian kept up a continuous yell,
which was explained as showing fear that
Edwards would run away with the
gold. The bricks were bored in sew
eral places, and Edwards scratched his
name upon them and they were returned to
the savage, who signalized their safe return
by an extra loud war-whoop. The alleged
mlner and real estate agent returned to
Lincoln yesterday afternoon, and soon after
Their arrival the borings were taken to a
leweler, who pronounced it genuine gold.
Last night Edwards returned to North
Platte with the money for the bricks. The
indian, the miner said, was able to distin-
gllish 500 bill and count as high as ten,
consequently it would be advisable to put
tne money In packages of 81. 900 each Ed.
wards secured eighty five 800 bills and de-
parted for North Platte with the miner
They found the Indian in the same place
and the $500 was paid over to the Indian
and Edwards was given the two gold bricks
lie placed one in satchel and the othel
was wrapped in cloth and carried under
MS arm. Warner accompanied him to the
uepot. DE then excused himself on a Sigh,
pretext and said that he would return to thf
depot In time to take the train for Lincoln
ne lalled TO turn Up. Edwards returned
alohe The first place he visited was well
Known bank and he asked the cashier tc
examine his purchases. He was told thai
ule orlcks were bogus, and that he had beer
Mlndied. Then it dawned upon the rea
slate agent that he had been made the vic
ln OF the old gold-brick swindle, and tina
10 eo,?oo was represented by two worth
'Do orlcks, IN which there was not on,
'nts worth Of gold.